saw a news report by a foreign media the other day, results of a survey did on hired cars last year ranked malaysian taxi service as the top worst among asian countries!! i actually wasn't surprise with the result at all, i even think we actually can't "deserve" it more.. especially taxi drivers who refuse to charge by running the meter but offered you a ride with an exorbitant fare, or even running on meter but that machine was already modified, we can clearly see how not conscientious the drivers could be.. next, the drivers can refuse to take the passenger to a place they don't like to go, or perhaps they need to passenger to direct them to the destination instead, we can clearly see how not professional the drivers could be.. then, the drivers may not intend to give you the exact change, or they even ask for extra fares because they will need to go back downtown without a passenger from your place, we can clearly see how lack not trustworthy the drivers could be.. last week i was so unlucky that i met such a taxi driver (besides unable to get any minions), he "scored" four out of the six vices mentioned above!! i was really pissed off and hence i demanded to have every single sen clearly changed back to me, regardless how unhappy he was, i still can't hold it but to condemn his attitude.. lucky he did not drive his car and hit me from the back, haha, well you know he could always do that!! anyway, i just truly think that the authorities concerned should more strictly govern the professionalism of our taxi drivers.. :)

Don't want to tell my long story again about how a KL taxi driver tried to provoke me into a fight - young man bullying me, an old man. Tsk! Tsk! Suffice to say, they're daylight robbers, crooks!!! But to be fair, there are some very nice and friendly ones...and I would say that MOST of the polite and nicer ones are Malays - always so pleased with them that I would ask them to keep the change or give them a tip.

I agree with the Food Mayor of Sibu that Malay taxi drivers are often polite and nicest but many often got lost as they were new to KL streets. LOL.I would say the Indian taxi drivers are most friendly and talkative to entertain me while my own race of drivers could be scariest!!!

Hmm...I feel Chinese Malay or indian also similar. Depend on character punya. Some chinese can be very friendly....some even"over" friendly leh.

Last time when I come back from work ...when tired , i would take cab. some friendly taxi driver will agree to go and no extra charges. Some will say traffic jam la this and that...ask for extra money. But then since exhausted from whole day working so no mood nor energy to argue la

Once it's night time, they will charge more. Furthermore, they will consider the destination. Once my son needed a taxi to town. The taxi driver being called refused to come as he cited that he had to come all the way to fetch him.

The London black can driver has to through stringent selection process and interviews and tests before he/she can drive a black cab. It is good to ensure that the image is protected and uphold. Right, Anay?

It's good la....if this is the case i think The Bluebird cab in Indonesia is emulating the London cab. They will be fired if any customer complaints. Anyway, they wouldnt wanna loose their job coz there hard to find work. You dont want then hundred others will wanna work. So theircab driver will be more "alert" and cautious lor

This topic got me excited and I went on to Google the TOP 10 Worst Taxi Drivers to hear more information and its accuracy. Here is what I gathered from this website: http://www.londoncabs.co.uk/10-countries-with-the-worst-taxi-drivers/

1. Kuala Lumpur driversDrivers from Kuala Lumpur are well known for overcharging clients and detouring. Even though they are supposed to charge by the meter, many drivers refuse from doing so. The best advice is to simply wait for another vehicle if the driver resists from using the taximeter. Cars in Kuala Lumpur can often be rather old and in poor condition.

2. Drivers in RomeRome comes next, and the biggest reason for this is because most people cannot even find a vehicle available in Rome. Cars are scarce and the drivers are often rude and difficult to deal with. If it’s raining, expect to pay double or triple the price for a vehicle in Rome.

3. Drivers in Bangkok, ThailandAlthough many consider Bangkok, Thailand to have some of the best minicab drivers in the world, there are many drivers and tuk-tuk drivers that do not know the way. Some travellers expect that they get lost on purpose for a larger fare, but the truth is that many drivers in Bangkok are out of work farmers simply trying to make some extra money.

4. Paris driversParis France is another tricky city, because Parisian drivers are known for being rude and difficult at times. If you speak French, it’s obviously much easier to get around in the French capital. If not, it’s advised to print out your address on a piece of paper.

5. Drivers in New YorkAlthough New York minicabs are regarded for being cost effective and generally friendly, many drivers do not actually know the area and so the fare can be a lot more than what you expected.

6. Mumbai driversNext comes India, but not because Indian minicabs are scarce. The Indian drivers will actually fight over your business, which is really not a good sign. On the negative side is the safety, which is not always the best in Mumbai. Many old cars don’t have seatbelts.

7. Zürich DriversThe next place on the list is Zurich. English is not always spoken, and Zurich minicabs are often quite expensive. Unless your destination is a very well known destination such as the airport or a very large hotel, come prepared with your own directions or hope that the driver has a GPS.

8. Cairo driversIn Cairo, Egypt, drivers are known for following people around and stalking them trying to get more business.

9. Shanghai driversIn China, you’d better have your destination written down on paper in Chinese, otherwise you are never going to find the destination that you seek.

10. Moscow driversFinally, in Moscow, drivers can be inconvenient, but they are at least generally inexpensive and honest. Availability is not always the best and it can be really hard to find vehicles in some areas of Moscow. Many illegal cars are driving around in Moscow and trying to get your business, which you should avoid to any price.

I felt that the given survey may not be very accurate as there are several cities not inside the list. A very simple one would be my own hometown Penang where the taxi drivers overcharge more than Kuala Lumpur ones besides their refusal to use meters! At least in Kuala Lumpur, you might find many of them using meters besides getting lost and taking detours by blaming the jams.

I would say that Singaporean taxi drivers are very polite and humble. I had good experience with them. As for Japan, their taxi drivers wear suits and tourists would avoid them at all costs due to its expensive charges! Only the Jipun taukehs would ride them.

'malaysian taxi service as the top worst among asian countries'? Well, I am like you, not surprise at all! We can read such news in the papers almost everyday!Not only they are reckless, irresponsible, but some are very dangerous also!

The last time I took a taxi was actually few years ago, when I was still studying in UM. No own transportation that time, so have to rely on campus's shuttle buses, and take taxi if wanna go out from UM. In fact, I rely on taxi ALOT during that time, cause I always go back hometown. From UM to Pudu, taxi (sometimes LRT la), and from Pudu back to UM, also taxi. Now thinking back, thank God nothing unwanted happened on me back then!! Phew~

But ever since then, I no longer take taxi anymore. And since these few months, I read so much bad things about most taxi drivers, makes me even scared to take a taxi!Some are so dishonest, they wanna earn more through the evil ways.

But of course, they are still minority of good and responsible taxi drivers la!

I am quite hesitant to sit into taxis esp. alone... nowadays anything can happen.. in Ipoh, the taxis are still on No meter so before we get into them, we ask how much to go to such and such destination so no Cents refund normally. :)

Long ago, I remembered I was forced to take a taxi due to emergency. I took the taxi from Serdang KTM station to The Mines shopping complex. A very short distance and that driver charged me RM5 ! Not only that, there was another guy also in the same taxi and each of us have to pay RM5, which means the driver earned RM10 !

Yup last time the taxi there tarak use meter punya. Standard price rm5 go to around Mines or the jalan pasar in seri kembangan. Even when you board the taxi, he wont move yet. He will wait for all four seats occupied baru will jalan.

I have a post earlier about KL being the worst city where cabs are concerned - being first for the wrong reason! Sad, isn't it?

I'm wary about getting into a cab nowadays. I read that a good tip to stay safe for ladies getting into a cab is to make a call to a friend or family as soon as you get into a cab giving the cab registration number.

I feel for those who have been 'robbed' by exorbitant rates. This occurs mostly to foreigners. I heard of a case last month that a foreigner paid RM75 for a ride of a few short turns in Kepong. I've also read of tourists paying hundreds of ringgit for a ride in KL! Tsk! Really KNS! Oops!

Our company have one taxi driver whom we've trusted will help us to take any of the bosses to the airport for emergency cases. Yes we've our own comp drivers - but sometimes there are fully ultilised on particular date.

Ok, maybe there are some are good taxi drivers, we can't judge them all are bad. phai seh! But when I'm in SK's shoe during that scene, I also will get angry. I think this is a normal reaction when people is pissed off.

KL - The best is choose taxi from the cab services like Public Cab. Public Cab provided taxi service from town to town, Genting, to other states and Singapore too. They provide top tip good service for the VIP customers. Any type of cars can be arranged - Estima, Alphard and Limo also can choose. Just pay that's it.

Bali - Take note here, there are many illegal taxi drivers here... Scary! Only choose the one with blue bird logo taxis. I can't remember ady - I think the taxi is in blue colour too. So far, Balinese taxi driver is very friendly. They greet you, explained and always put a smiling face.

Singapore - I don't have to mentioned anymore. Once I experienced when I'm in the taxi. This Singaporean driver requested and told us that we must put on our seat-belt. He mentioned it clearly that if there's any summons they won't responsibled for it. He knows we're Malaysian.

Hong Kong - Ok lar, it was our first time in HK. My hubby smiled at this driver, said we wanted to go a place. The 1st taxi driver was so cool and the face I can say he's not friendly. See his face I also dun feel like asking him around.

2nd taxi driver, who take us from The peak to the nearest bus station before we proceed back to our Hotel. We can't wait for the tram, such a long Q. Luckily we met a friendly taxi driver. We chi chat all the way about HK and hubby pula explained about M'sia...

Come back to JB, on call for cab service is very common. Everyone does there. To compare those who stands at taxi stand.. they can't get the ride easily because priority goes to those who called in first.

Many still look down on Indonesia but for me they have one of the most efficient taxi system.

They have this taxi company called bluebird. Just need to flag them down or call them they will come and pick you up. No haggling no refusal to go.

In fact, if you are not satisfied with the driver or the driver is rude to you or cheat you, you can lodge a complaint to the taxi company and the said driver will immediately be fired. That is the rules and regulation. Effiencient right? The company value their reputation more.

Aiyo, Malaysia taxi service is like this lo!!! What to do, now they said they want change the taxi color, I think they should concentrate to improve the service first instead of changing the color lo!!!

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